Dear John is a 2010 English-language Drama Romance motion picture written by Jamie Linden and directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Lasse Hallstr M and produced by Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and Ryan Kavanaugh. It follows the life of a soldier after he falls in love with a young woman . Dear john stars Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas, Scott Porter, Richard Jenkins, D.j. Cotrona and Tommy Scott. The screenplay is written by Jamie Linden which is inspired from Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. The music was composed by Deborah Lurie. Cinematography was done by Terry Stacey and editing by Kristina Boden. The motion picture has a running time of 107 minutes. It was released on 25th February 2010. The Film was successful at box office. Dear John was made on a budget of $25 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $114 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing. It follows the life of a soldier after he falls in love with a young woman .